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Verwüstung

[fɛʁˈvyːstʊŋ]

noun

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. ravage, havoc, devastation, desolation
  2. desertification
  3. devastation
  4. The act of destroying or ruining a place completely. It refers to a state of being desolate or empty.
Examples

Der Sturm hinterließ eine schreckliche Verwüstung.

The storm left behind terrible devastation.

Pronunciationfɛʁˈvyːstʊŋ

Part of speechnoun

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.